clansman

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Recent Examples of clansman Then again, Christopher Lambert doesn't exactly sell his lead role as a Scottish clansman. — Clark Collis, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2020 When one of Shade’s clansmen sleeps with a woman from another tribe, Shade is called upon to avenge the curse this affair will wreak on his people. — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2019 Thousands of spectators attend the yearly event where clansmen test each other’s prowess in various competitions, including bagpiping, drumming, highland dancing and sheep dog trials. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2019 About 10,000 people gather for the event, in which clansmen compete in various competitions, including bagpiping, drumming, highland dancing, athletics and sheep dog trials. — Lisa Deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 June 2018 The design, which depicts two giants, the Taku River, clansmen, a bear holding a shield, the sun, a wolf and more, is starting to take shape. — Alex McCarthy, The Seattle Times, 16 Dec. 2017 But unbeknownst to Claire, Jamie did in fact survive the Battle of Culloden while most of his Highlander clansmen did not. — Sydney Bucksbaum, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2017 By marshaling the support of fellow clansmen and other donors, the project drew support from as far away as the United States and Britain, providing crucial food and water to nearly 1,000 families. — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clansman
Noun
  • Records of public meetings and community newspapers feature jabs at how far these sorry kinsmen have strayed from their heritage.
    — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026
  • As Molineux passes by, Robin recognizes his kinsman and hears the cruel laughter of the mob.
    — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • After a complicated journey, the paintings were sold to the museum by a Stroganoff family descendant.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Another language closely associated with Christianity was Coptic, which is not Semitic but a descendant of ancient Egyptian; many early Christian thinkers wrote in both Coptic and Greek.
    — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Chinese officials, White House senior staff, Cabinet members, Trump offspring, congressional GOP leaders and several members of the Supreme Court also are in attendance.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The pandas produced five cubs, but none of the offspring survived.
    — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Pay attention to people-search sites displaying your address, age, relatives, phone numbers or email addresses.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Hearing my relatives’ stories would have felt different in English.
    — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Otherwise, genetic defects might start to crop up among the progeny and threaten their survivability.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Others criticized them for often being the progeny of Asian mothers and white fathers, as though this were somehow their fault.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Rhys plays Nile Jarvis, the menacing and manipulative real estate scion suspected of murdering his first wife.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The yacht, the Planet Nine, was owned by the financier Nat Rothschild, a scion of the European banking family.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Clansman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clansman. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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